Arahuacos (Arawak)
Also known as Aragua, Araguá, Arahuaco, Arawako, Arawak, Arahuako, Arahuak
The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and the Caribbean. The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. All these groups spoke related Arawakan languages.
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The Arawak are Indigenous peoples who lived in northern South America and the Caribbean, with the name historically applied to various groups including the Lokono of South America and the Taíno of the Caribbean islands. These diverse Arawak groups are connected by their shared Arawakan languages, making them significant to understanding pre-Columbian Indigenous societies in the Americas.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Arawak
- Ethnic group.image
- File:Arowak woman by John Gabriel Stedman.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Arawak woman, by John Gabriel Stedman
- Ethnic group.regions
- South America, Caribbean
- Ethnic group.languages
- Arawak, Arawakan languages, Taino, Caribbean English, Caribbean Spanish, Creole languages
- Ethnic group.religions
- Native American religion, Spirituality
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 60012328 Portret van een groep Arowakken India.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Modern population and descendants
- Garifuna
- Lokono
- Taíno
- Notable Arawak
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and the Caribbean. The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. All these groups spoke related Arawakan languages.
==Name== thumb|Arawak village (1860). Early Spanish explorers and administrators used the terms Arawak and Caribs to distinguish the peoples of the Caribbean, with Carib reserved for Indigenous groups that they considered hostile and Arawak for groups that they considered friendly.